Is not being attracted to a specific race, racist?
I'm curious what people think about that topic so let me know
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MrSancy · 26-30, M
I think we should define what racism is here, as it seems that some people here believe racism is "treating people of other races differently", which is not at all what racism is...
"Racism" is defined as "prejudice based on race".
"Prejudice" is defined as "The act or state of holding unreasonable preconceived judgements or convictions"
If I don't find a particular person physically attractive, because of their race, am I holding unreasonable pre-conceived judgements against them? No. In this case I am not making a pre-conceived judgement. I am looking at them, and I don't find them physically attractive.
On the other hand, if I don't find a particular person mentally attractive, because of their race, then I would be being racist. In this case I haven't been able to observe their behaviour/personality and thus that would be racist.
So it really depends what you mean by attraction. I'm personally physically attracted to white to light brown colored people. I'm generally not physically attracted to dark skinned people. That's not because I see them as sub-human. Some of my best friends are dark skinned.
If you think we can choose who we are attracted to, then I guess you'd also think homosexuality is a choice too. Something widely disproved by science.
"Racism" is defined as "prejudice based on race".
"Prejudice" is defined as "The act or state of holding unreasonable preconceived judgements or convictions"
If I don't find a particular person physically attractive, because of their race, am I holding unreasonable pre-conceived judgements against them? No. In this case I am not making a pre-conceived judgement. I am looking at them, and I don't find them physically attractive.
On the other hand, if I don't find a particular person mentally attractive, because of their race, then I would be being racist. In this case I haven't been able to observe their behaviour/personality and thus that would be racist.
So it really depends what you mean by attraction. I'm personally physically attracted to white to light brown colored people. I'm generally not physically attracted to dark skinned people. That's not because I see them as sub-human. Some of my best friends are dark skinned.
If you think we can choose who we are attracted to, then I guess you'd also think homosexuality is a choice too. Something widely disproved by science.